With Eye on Iran, Netanyahu Wades into Ukraine war

With Eye on Iran, Netanyahu Wades into Ukraine war

In his second coming as Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has hit the ground running. The international climate in which he skilfully operated for close to 15 years in two stints as prime minister has changed beyond recognition. Netanyahu’s foreign policy legacy has become listless — principally, the Abraham Accords and Israel’s hugely consequential relationship…

The Five Ways in Which 2022 Completely Changed Russian Grand Strategy

The Five Ways in Which 2022 Completely Changed Russian Grand Strategy

This piece will identify the five ways in which the past year completely changed Russian grand strategy, beginning with the special operation and ending with China replacing that country’s prior role as the one that’s now actively exploring the parameters of a New Détente with the West. It’s admittedly far from a comprehensive list but…

Russia’s Iranian Gas Swap Proposal with Pakistan Is Worth Exploring

Russia’s Iranian Gas Swap Proposal with Pakistan Is Worth Exploring

Pakistan is on the horns of a painful dilemma whereby its energy security, which must be ensured in the most cost-effective way possible in order to begin sustainably resolving its economic-financial crises, is nowadays under the influence of the US’ sanctions regimes. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told TASS in an extended interview that…

Rest in Peace JCPOA

Rest in Peace JCPOA

The Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is now, for all practical purposes, dead. Just like in the legendary Dead Parrot sketch by Monty Python, this deal is no more. It has gone to meet its maker. This is a former deal. The undertaker, significantly, was none other…

The US Just Threw Pakistan Under the Bus Over Modi Despite Bilawal’s Anti-Iranian Rhetoric

The US Just Threw Pakistan Under the Bus Over Modi Despite Bilawal’s Anti-Iranian Rhetoric

Whoever advised Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to endorse the US’ latest Hybrid War of Terror on Iran under the false pretext of virtue signaling support for its superficially feminist-driven unrest, since this professionally inexperienced person obviously didn’t do so on his own prerogative, made a major mistake. Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari (BBZ) kissed…

Zelensky Played the Iran Card During His Congressional Address to Appeal to the Israel Lobby

Zelensky Played the Iran Card During His Congressional Address to Appeal to the Israel Lobby

It’s an objectively existing and easily verifiable fact that the total assistance that the US gave Ukraine in the span of a single year amounts to approximately two-thirds of what it gave Israel over the past three-quarters of a century. This statistic is all the more surprising when considering that the Israel lobby is widely…